Monika Blössner

TL;DR: The need for effective interventions starting as early as infancy to reverse anticipated trends of childhood overweight and obesity have increased dramatically since 1990 are confirmed.

TL;DR: Comparison of child growth patterns in 54 countries with WHO standards shows that growth faltering in early childhood is even more pronounced than suggested by previous analyses based on the National Center for Health Statistics reference, confirming the need to scale up interventions during the window of opportunity defined by pregnancy and the first 2 years of life.

TL;DR: A significant proportion of deaths in young children worldwide is attributable to low weight-for-age, and efforts to reduce malnutrition should be a policy priority.

TL;DR: The Programme of Nutrition presents this vast compilation of data on worldwide patterns and trends in child growth and malnutrition in the hope that it will alert decision-makers to how much remains to be done to ensure children's healthy growth and development.

TL;DR: Estimates show that attention should be paid to monitoring levels and trends of overweight in children, however, not at the expense of decreasing international commitments to alleviating undernutrition.